Paula Ortiz will receive the award "Ciudad de Huesca"

Paula Ortiz will receive the award "Ciudad de Huesca" The 44th Edition of the International Film Festival of Huesca thus recognized the talent and the projection of this young Aragonese Director after the success of The bride

The Aragonese Director Paula Ortiz will be honored with the Ciudad de Huesca award of the 44th Edition of the International Film Festival of altoaragonesa capital.

Reconnaissance seeks to highlight the talent of this young filmmaker from the world of the film, essence of the Huesca appointment, and will be delivered during the celebration of the next contest. Recent months have led to the endorsement of the hard work of more than 15 years; his last work, The brideIt has won national and international critics as well as being honored with six fierce Awards, four medals CEC and two Goya Award among other multiple honors. The competition prepares a special programme that will cover much of his filmography.

"Paula began in the world of the film where treasures great works and with his two long earned the respect and admiration of all the profession, this is only the beginning and the Festival wants to support this fact," explains Azucena Garanto, Director of the competition.

The Festival itself had the privilege of being, two years ago, the framework where arose the filming of his latest film, The bridethat since it premiered at the San Sebastian Festival, it has not stopped accumulate recognitions and awards.

The Festival prepared on the occasion of this tribute special programming that will cover much of his filmography. Between 17 and 25 June you will see in any room of his short films. For his latest work, the acclaimed adaptation of Lorca Bodas de SangreHuesca appointment has prepared a special screening in collaboration with IAM (Aragonese Institute for women). The bride You can see on June 10 in one of the places where own filming, the Loreto Chapel took place. This landmark enclave of the capital will revive the magic of this film at a screening in the free air.

Paula Ortiz shines in short and long

Born in Zaragoza in 1979, Paula Ortiz studied film direction at the Graduate Department of Film and Television at the Tisch School of the Arts of New York University (NYU) with professors such as the nominated several times for an Oscar, Spike Lee, completing his studies of scriptwriting at UCLA, Los Angeles, nerve center of film training in California. Member of the Board of Directors of Summit (Assembly of women filmmakers from Spain) and one of the founders and Vice-President of the EWA Network (European Women Audiovisual Network), Ortiz is Professor at the degree of Audiovisual Communication at the University of Barcelona. In addition develops their academic facet in other training centres of reference as the ECAM, ESCAC or various universities such as the Autonomous University of Madrid, Navarra, Zaragoza, San Jorge or the James Madison University (United States).

It has an outstanding track record as a short film, with titles such as: To make a history in five minutes (2001), He would walk all night (2002), The face of gone (2003), Family photos (2004) and Trist n Boj hollow (2008). Ortiz enters his first work in the feature film after bring forward the documentary Story of hope (2006), about a guerrilla maqui. Your window to mine it becomes one of the revelation of the 2011-2012 season films. Starring Maribel Verd , Leticia Dolera, lex Angulo, and Roberto lamo, the film gets the prize international Pilar Mir at the best new address and the Fipresci special mention of international criticism at the 56th edition of the Seminci de Valladolid.

Goya Awards confirm this great reception with three nominations: "Best new direction", "Best supporting actress" and "Best original song". In his international debut, Your window to mine It stands with the special mention of the jury at the Shanghai International Film Festival and the Jin Ju for the best soundtrack award, while in the International Festival of Mons (Brussels) Gets the international prize of the Feadora female criticism.

In 2014 it manages to launch its second project in the feature film, a free adaptation of the work of Federico Garc a Lorca, Bodas de Sangre. Under the title of The bride and with a casting of luxury that combines experience and youth, the Director starts filming in Huesca after presenting it within the framework of the film festival. This co-production between Spain, Turkey and Germany, thrives on beauty and aridity of the landscapes of Aragon. Selected for the San Sebastian Film Festival, the film conquest to criticism and begins a triumphant, festivals and award ceremonies. The actress protagonist, Inma Cuesta, and the Aragonese Luisa Gavasa achieved several awards that demonstrate the quality of their work but at the same time the mastery of Paula in her direction.

The fierce Awards, voted by the critics, make it the best film of the year and adds a total of six awards. Goya Awards placed it as the maximum favorite with a total of twelve nominations which finally manages to two. The female cast returns to be highlighted in the actors Union Awards, where three of its protagonists, Inma, Luisa and Ana Fernandez, rise with the award.

Paula now faces an exciting future in the personal and the professional, in addition to becoming mother the month of May. The Director has the respect of the profession and the Huesca International Film Festival joins this recognition.

El 44 Festival Internacional de Cine de Huesca est patrocinado por Gobierno de Arag n, Diputaci n de Huesca, Ayuntamiento de Huesca, y Fundaci n Anselmo Pi .

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